Targets of online impersonation
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Incident 15922 Rapports
Purportedly AI-Generated Images Reportedly Used During Four-Year Catfishing Campaign Targeting Welsh Teenager
2026-07-13
A Welsh teenager reportedly endured a nearly four-year online impersonation campaign in which another teenager created fake social media accounts using her photographs and, later, AI-generated images depicting her. The campaign reportedly attracted more than 100,000 followers, led strangers to believe they knew the victim, and resulted in a High Court settlement and damages award.
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Purported Deepfake Videos Allegedly Impersonated a Former Student to Falsely Accuse Texas U.S. Senate Candidate James Talarico of Sexual Assault
2026-10-20
Two purported deepfake videos circulated on X using former student Zyon Lewis's identity to allegedly falsely accuse Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico of sexual assault. Lewis said the person depicted was not him and denied the allegation. Researchers linked the videos to the Russia-aligned Storm-1516 influence operation. The original account was suspended, but copies continued to circulate.
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Marrero, Louisiana, Woman Allegedly Created Purportedly AI-Generated Nude Media During Extortion Scheme
2026-07-24
Deputies in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, said Marrero resident Haydee Ortiz was initially treated as a victim before investigators allegedly linked her to an online impersonation and extortion campaign involving purportedly AI-generated sexual images and violent threats. Police said sexual media depicting one victim was sent to family and friends, while a person was threatened with rape or bodily harm unless money was paid.
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